It looks like a cheap AM2+ Phenom

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=3496

AMD Phenom X4 9750 Quad Core Processor - 2.40GHz, 2MB L3 Cache, 3600 MT/s FSB, Quad-Core, Socket AM2+, OEM Processor

Item Number: A79-9752


Model: HD9750WCJBGH

Availability: Order Today, Ships Today



List Price: $99.99
Instant Savings: - $40.00


Price: $59.99

very Good deal for a quad core, even though its P1

Wow a quad core CPU for $60

Its a Phenom I though. Would rather a Propus core Athlon II over that, even without L3.

Still.......a quad core CPU for $60...who would have thought that we'd see that in 2010. I sure wasn't thinking we'd see that yet. WOW!!

or the power of Video cards that are around $100

Nice reviews BTW

Yes, but you will pay a minimum of $100 for any Athlon II X4

just think, $60 for a cheap-ass Quad core that will come fairly close to the Athlon X4 performance-wise


Phenom I was not that horrible as you paint it; one could pair a $80 HD 5570 with it and have a decent rig that will handle light to moderate medium resolution gaming and double as a decent HTPC also.

What you save in purchase price you will pay out in power bills compared to Propus.

The only way I'd even consider it is if I had an old board capable of running the chip (most AM2 owners got screwed over with AM2+) and I had zero budget for anything else and didn't care about the increased power/heat.

Over a lifetime perhaps.

Some boards will accept AM2+ and AM3 CPUs. Mine does, i believe. If i only had $60 budgeted for a CPU, there isn't better performer.

If you have an AM2 motherboard capable of running high-end Phenoms and above (Phenom II, Athlon II) then you are one of the lucky few. Most people with AM2 boards could not upgrade to Phenom (or later chips) and still keep their current board. This was a big reason why Intel cleaned house so thoroughly with Core2, taking a lot of people who would have otherwise bought AMD anyway. A lot of those same people are stilled pissed off enough with AMD over AM2/AM2+ that they still won't purchase AMD processors.

One of AMD's true genius moments -- NOT!, especially not after a significant portion of the exact same people got screwed over with the socket 939 - AM2 "transition".